Chapter 5

Safely out of the apartment, Lane walked all the way, throwing the bag in his hand into a curbside trash can five blocks away.

After continuing for a while, he entered a station, and not long after, a bus came and stopped on the side of the road.

There was a lot of white smoke coming out from the rear of the car. Its shape was similar to that of a bus on Earth, but it was bigger and simpler. It was divided into upper and lower floors, without glass windows and air-conditioning. If it was full, it could accommodate hundreds of people.

Ren squeezed into the car, took out a copper liso from his pocket and handed it to the conductor.

The conductor was a middle-aged woman. She tore off a ticket and handed it over. Her gaze stayed on Ren's face for a moment, and a smile appeared on her expressionless face: "Young man, there are seats in the back, please come in."

"Thank you." Ren nodded slightly and lowered his sun hat a little.

He squeezed into the back of the car, thinking that sometimes it is not a good thing to be too handsome, but when he needs to keep a low profile, he is easy to be noticed.

"It seems necessary to have a little camouflage on the face so as not to be too conspicuous."

As soon as Ryan sat down, the driver rang the big bell on the front of the car, making a "Dang Dang" sound to remind passers-by to avoid it.

The bus headed east, and its terminus was at Reinvral, the poorest area in Longsand City, which was scornfully called a slum by the citizens.

In the early days, most of the residents in the Lien District were countrymen who had just entered the city to beg for a living. They could not afford the high rent. They worked in factories during the day and could only live in the most remote places in the city at night. Over time, a slum was formed.

In any world, poor areas have always been breeding grounds for criminals.

Lien is the largest district in Longsand, located in the east of the city, occupying almost one-third of the city, but the law and order is the worst in Longsand, all kinds of homeless, gang members, criminals, vagrants and hundreds of thousands The poor live here mixed together, many dangerous people lurk in it, murders occur almost every day, not to mention countless shady transactions also take place here.

Nobody of any respect would want to live in Rinferral.

This is exactly Ryan's purpose. He doesn't want to be recognized by his former classmates and friends, and then the news will leak to Ramsay. Those who can enter the academy are not poor in economic conditions, and rarely go to dangerous slums.

It is also convenient to go to Reinferral to hide for a while.

His eyes swept over the car.

Because it was not peak season, the bus was not full, and most of the passengers were dressed plainly, shabby to be precise. Everyone has a deep sense of exhaustion, sitting there with a numb face, as if tortured by a hopeless life, living hard.

Ren retracted his gaze, leaned back on the rusty chair, and rested with his eyes closed.

Soon after, the car drove into the Lean District.

The scene on the street gradually became monotonous, the road became narrower, the houses became more and more dense, the streets were full of hustle and bustle, all kinds of vendors crowded the streets, shouting their things hoarsely, bread, cigarettes, fruits, beer, newspapers ...and many common items.

Under the corner of the street, homeless people can be seen everywhere.

They were disheveled, some were sitting there begging, some were lying motionless on the ground like corpses, but no passerby cared about them.

The car driver kept ringing the bell to let the crowded pedestrians get out of the way.

Even sitting in the car, I could smell the stench from the street from time to time. The smell came from the gutters on the side of the road. It was disgusting and made people want to vomit, but the passengers had long been used to it, and no one even complained.

Ren didn't make it to the last stop and got off the car halfway.

As soon as I got out of the car, seven or eight children in ragged clothes surrounded me. They were all sallow and emaciated, and their eyes were full of desire and cunning.

Ren didn't have a lot of sympathy. It is estimated that few of these begging children are pure and good, and they are more or less part-time pickpockets. He held down the money hidden next to his body without showing any signs, and ran out of the station at a faster pace while he was not completely surrounded, leaving the group of children behind.

He walked cautiously along the street, planning to find a cheap hotel to stay in as a foothold later.

Walking on the streets of Lien District, Ren's biggest feeling is that there are many people everywhere.

This reminded him of the videos of Indian slums he had seen on the Internet before. They were also crowded with people, and he was stared at by pairs of malicious eyes wherever he went, which made people feel creepy.

But even in a different world, the Rien District is much better than the slums in India.

At least among the three "dirty and messy" areas, the Lien District only accounts for the messy and poor, not that dirty.

Suddenly, an open space appeared at the intersection ahead.

It was a small square, and on one side of the square stood a majestic church. The scale of the church is not too large. Two rows of tall circular columns are neatly arranged on the front. The walls and dome are made of stones, giving people a sense of massiness and epic.

This is a church of the Justice Church. There are many churches like this in Longshande, and the scope of responsibility is divided by region.

"No wonder everyone is afraid to approach the square." Ren suddenly thought.

The Empire has three officially supported orthodox churches, and the Church of the God of Justice is one of them.

Although the God of Justice does not have the most believers, this god is the most majestic. People both respect and fear him. If it is not necessary, they try not to deal with his church.

Because the priesthood of the God of Justice "Tyrael" includes "Justice", "Order", "Law", "Justice" and "Guardian", etc., most of his believers are engaged in judicial and security-related work.

Usually, those who have a relationship with the Church of Justice are either the victims or the judged.

In either case, it is not a good thing, and people naturally stay away from it.

In addition to the Justice Church, the other two orthodox churches in the empire are the "Church of Knowledge and Magic" of the Goddess of Magic, and the "Church of the Earth" of the Mother Earth Goddess. The three are listed as the Church of the Three Gods.

Most people of the empire believe in one of these three gods.

Ryan's family are all believers in the Goddess of Magic. In memory, his mother Malinda is a devout believer. She would pray to the Goddess every day before meals and before going to bed, or in her spare time. She is a teacher at the church school in her hometown town, and also a missionary, spreading the wisdom of the goddess to the students.

However, before Renn didn't seem to have a very pious belief in the goddess, he prayed very rarely, only once every ten days and a half months.

When passing the square, Ren glanced into the church.

He was about to look away, but at this moment, a loud bell rang from the top of the church, and it was heard far away.

At the same time, a group of guards in bright silver armor came out from the main entrance of the church, walked down the stone steps step by step, and came to the square with loud and orderly footsteps.

Such a big commotion immediately caused the pedestrians on the street to stop and gather towards the square.

"what happened?"

Ren Zhan, like everyone else, watched all this curiously.

There were more and more people at the side of the square, and it was soon crowded. Ren stood at the front and couldn't squeeze out even if he wanted to leave. He was forced to become a member of the crowd.

Guards in silver armor spread out in the middle of the square, their armor reflected light, their long swords rested on the stone floor, their hands resting on the end of the hilt, motionless, like statues, exuding a sense of solemnity and majesty.

Ren was only a few steps away from the guards and took the opportunity to observe them.

The guard's armor is a full body armor with extremely fine workmanship. It is forged from a complete metal plate and assembled from multiple parts, including breastplate, shoulder armor, arm guards, gloves, leg guards, combat boots, etc., elbows It is connected with the knee joints with delicate buckles, coupled with the nearly fully enclosed helmet with only a T-shaped gap on the front, the weight of the whole set of armor is astonishing, like a tin can.

With such heavy armor, ordinary people may even have trouble walking after wearing it, but these guards can move freely and stand there very easily.

This detail made Ren feel a powerful force, and he immediately remembered that these guards were the "Holy Sword Attendants" of the Justice Church.

The Justice Church has an extremely powerful extraordinary profession called "Holy Swordsman", who usually wears heavy armor and is good at swordsmanship and spiritual power.

Every holy swordsman is carefully cultivated by the church since childhood. They are the most loyal believers of the God of Justice. They execute the oracle of the God of Justice, maintain order, protect the law and justice, and are the spokesperson of the God of Justice in the mortal world!

Before becoming holy swordsmen, these people were called holy sword attendants.

The holy sword servants are still ordinary people, but after long-term training, they have some stronger power than ordinary people. They can be used as holy swordsmen's reserve personnel, or as guards of the church for life.

"when!"

Another bell rang from the church, and a group of people stepped out of it again.

The leader was a tall middle-aged man. He was also wearing full-body armor and a white cloak behind him, but he didn't wear a helmet so that people could see his appearance clearly.

He has a resolute face, sharp eyes, short brown hair, a short beard on his chin, a very strong figure, steady and powerful gait, and a dignified posture when he walks around. Everyone who sees him will think that this is a trustworthy , People who can rely on.

The middle-aged man held a sword in his hand, which was longer and wider than ordinary long swords, but it was not a two-handed sword. It seemed that he could hold the sword with one hand or with both hands.

Ren noticed that there was a golden scale engraved on his breastplate, and the supporting shaft in the middle of the scale was a sword with the tip facing down, inserted into a law code!

"This is the holy emblem of the God of Justice." Ren had seen this emblem before and recognized it at a glance.

People called out the name of the middle-aged man: "Lord Dempsey!"

"The holy swordsman is really majestic..."

"Of course, Mr. Dempsey is not an ordinary holy swordsman. It is said that he has already broken through to the middle level, and he may be promoted to leave soon."

Dempsey was followed by two guards carrying a black platform.

The platform was made of metal, only half a person high, and there was a gap in the middle, which was covered with dark red patches, like blood stains left after something splashed.

As soon as the black platform came out, the townspeople immediately exclaimed.

Someone nearby shouted in fear: "Guillotine! Judgment ceremony! Has anyone fallen? Or has someone cursed?"

Immediately, people saw the answer.

A man with a dispirited face was escorted out by the guards. He was wrapped around a silver chain, tied his upper body tightly, tied his hands behind his back, and shackled his feet. He walked down the steps in front of the church step by step with difficulty. .

"Ruiz!"

Citizens in the crowd recognized the chained man.

The man named Ruiz was in a daze at first, but when someone called his name suddenly, he reacted in a jerk and shouted, "Let me go! What are you going to do?"